Bill de Blasio is trying to insert himself into the foreign policy arena. The New York City mayor, more specifically, has commented on the deaths of refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

“Drowning deaths off Libya are a man-made tragedy. EU must get serious about tackling the problem at the root and caring for those at home,” de Blasio says on Twitter.

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